Patients can’t ‘really put it into words’ as medical marijuana sales begin in Kansas City area October 20, 2020 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments It was fairly quiet as B.J. Works perused the available strains of medical marijuana inside Fresh Green on Monday. He smelled some tabletop samples and learned how they varied: Purple Punch is said to help with stress, nausea and minor… Read More→
Long lines as Missouri medical marijuana dispensaries open October 19, 2020 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments Missouri's first licensed marijuana dispensaries opened this weekend in the St. Louis area with long lines. The two dispensaries run by N'Bliss opened Saturday in Ellisville and Manchester. Another dispensary is expected to open Monday in the Kansas City area… Read More→
Pot sales set to start: Missouri medical marijuana dispensaries just waiting for product October 14, 2020 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments In a nondescript strip mall on Manchester Road, across from a Starbucks, one of the first medical marijuana dispensaries in the region prepared on Tuesday to make one of the first medical marijuana sales in the state. Staff stood ready.… Read More→
Missouri Begins Testing Medical Marijuana, Expected To Hit Dispensary Shelves Soon October 13, 2020 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments Missouri is getting closer to selling medical marijuana, as the state’s first testing facility begins inspecting the drug. The testing site, EKG Labs, passed final inspections in late September and quickly began testing cannabis for BeLeaf Medical in Earth City. BeLeaf was the first cultivation… Read More→
‘Cannabis capital of Missouri’? This town expects to thrive from medical marijuana September 28, 2020 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments An armed guard and a fence trimmed with barbed wire are the only signs of what lies within the plain metal building behind the police department. Driving around, you’re more likely to notice the quaint town square or the 36-acre… Read More→
Cultivating a cannabis crop: Missouri grow site gets ready to harvest medical marijuana September 21, 2020 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments With medical marijuana expected to be available in a few weeks, a cultivation facility near St. Louis has geared up for a cannabis harvest that will supply a good portion of the crop. Situated 26 miles west of St. Louis,… Read More→
Messenger: What’s that burning in the oven? It’s Missouri’s medical marijuana license process. September 20, 2020 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments Think of Missouri’s rollout of its medical marijuana licensing like a pot brownie. The conflicts of interest and corruption aren’t accidental ingredients, they’re baked into the system. That appears to be the conclusion after multiple open records requests made by… Read More→
Missouri burns through $1.3 million in veterans’ money in effort to limit marijuana businesses September 14, 2020 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments Seven months after state officials finished awarding medical marijuana business licenses, regulators have spent $1.3 million in court to defend themselves against a wave of lawsuits filed by businesses whose applications the state denied. Rejected applicants originally filed 853 appeals… Read More→
Missouri medical marijuana faces further delay as no testing facilities are approved September 10, 2020 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Nearly two years after voters approved medical marijuana in Missouri, it’s still not available for purchase. Though some dispensaries are now officially open and product has been grown, there are still no operational facilities, which are… Read More→
Availability of medical marijuana in Missouri expected soon September 7, 2020 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments When they awarded licenses last winter, administrators of Missouri's medical marijuana program anticipated products being dispensed during the summer. But only two dispensaries have opened (both in St. Louis), and they don't yet have products available for patients. Having medical… Read More→
Nearly two years later, why are Missouri patients still waiting for medical marijuana? August 6, 2020 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments Suffering patients in Missouri who qualify for medical marijuana still can’t buy it at a store. Why has it taken nearly two years for voter-approved medical marijuana to become commercially available in Missouri? That question should be the focus of… Read More→
Marijuana licensing woes dog Missouri’s governor July 25, 2020 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments After Missouri voted to legalize medical marijuana in November 2018, the state’s new Republican governor, Mike Parson, moved quickly to certify tens of thousands of patients and begin licensing cannabis businesses. But what seemed at first to be an easy… Read More→
Missouri says it’s investigating 600 fraudulent medical marijuana patient certifications June 21, 2020 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said Friday it issued about 600 medical marijuana licenses to patients who submitted an “unauthorized physician signature” on their patient applications. Lisa Cox, spokeswoman for the health department, said patients submitted the… Read More→
Kansas City would stop penalizing marijuana possession under mayor’s new proposal June 18, 2020 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments Kansas City could strike possession of marijuana from its municipal code, eliminating even fines for having the drug under an ordinance Mayor Quinton Lucas was expected to introduce Thursday. In a press release, Lucas announced he would introduce the ordinance… Read More→
Two Missouri businesses now legally allowed to grow marijuana June 18, 2020 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments A local marijuana company is among two Missouri businesses now able to legally grow the plant after passing inspections by the state’s Department of Health and Senior Services. The two growers, Earth City-based BeLeaf Medical and Perryville-based Archimedes Medical Holdings… Read More→